Do you know what your government is up to?
Trump and Republicans passed an incredibly harmful budget, started illegal wars, and prioritized vanity projects like ballrooms over Americans' lives.Trump has even said himself that he "doesn't think about Americans' financial situation."Below are some of the worst impacts on everyday life, along with sources.
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Gas was $2.98 before the Iran war
Trump’s wars are costing you 50% more at the pump. Dems want to give you that money back.
Under Democrats’ Affordability Agenda, families could expect ~$324 in refunds by taxing Big Oil on excess profits they’re taking from the war.
Dems want to build millions of homes
Dems want to make your housing cheaper. Trump wants $1 billion for his own ballroom.
Democrats’ Affordability Agenda builds millions of homes and gives first-time home buyers $20k for down payments, closing costs, and more.
Dems prioritize families
Dems want to cap childcare costs at $10/day. The GOP wants another $38 billion for ICE.
Democrats’ new Affordability Agenda will guarantee no family pays more than 7% of its income on childcare.
ACA premiums will spike up to 300%
Republicans hiked your healthcare costs by $1,300
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” made healthcare.gov insurance way more expensive starting 2026.
REPUBLICANS ARE DEFUNDING THE POLICE
Republicans defunded $811 million in crime-fighting programs
Trump’s DOJ killed grants for gun violence prevention, child protection, help for trafficking victims, and cut $72 million from policing and prosecution.
HARSH LIMITS ON SNAP BENEFITS START DECEMBER 1
Republicans cut food assistance for veterans
Trump’s budget cut waivers for veterans, unhoused people, and those recently out of foster care.
NO MORE COMPENSATION FOR FLIGHT DELAYS
Republicans got rid of compensation if your flight is canceled
That’s $200 to $775 you won’t get for meals and hotel when you’re stuck for three hours or more.
EV tax credits disappear this year
Republicans eliminated your electric vehicle tax credit
Thanks to Trump's budget, new electric vehicles will cost $7,000 more in 2026.
TRUMP GUTS TAX LAWS FOR HIS PALS
Republicans gave billionaires
$226 billion in tax cuts.
Trump eliminated the 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, giving more tax breaks to foreign real estate, crypto, insurance, and private equity companies.
PREMIUMS UP $900 PER FAMILY PER YEAR
Republicans increased healthcare premiums by $900/year.
It’s not just the ACA/Healthcare.gov: new rules allow insurance companies to increase deductibles, up co-pays, and pass along tariffs for employer-sponsored plans.
No more Energy-efficient tax credits
Republicans took away your energy-efficient home tax credit
Trump’s budget eliminates your tax credit for making energy-efficient upgrades to your home. Bye-bye $3,200.
Affects loans after July 1, 2027
Lost your job? Republicans won’t let you defer student loan payments.
Thanks to Trump’s budget, deferments are no longer allowed starting July 1st, 2027.
NEW CAPS ON LOANS START JULY 1, 2026
Republicans made college unaffordable for future doctors
Trump’s budget eliminated aid programs, imposed lifetime caps on borrowing, and shrank deferment for hardship.
The largest medicaid cut in history
Republicans are kicking 12 million people off Medicaid. Are you one of them?
Trump’s new budget introduces stringent paperwork requirements starting Jan 1st, 2027 (right after the elections…) that will cause millions to lose their healthcare.
Only 8% of recipients aren't working
Republicans voted to kick hardworking taxpayers off Medicaid.
92% of Medicaid recipients are working, students, caregivers, or disabled. Up to 12 million of them will lose coverage.
Prices will be up over 13% by 2035
Republicans raised your energy bill by $280/year
Trump Republicans repealed clean energy credits & funding, reducing crucial supply when demand is at all-time highs.
Dems want to cap childcare costs at $10/day. The GOP wants another $38 billion for ICE.
Democrats’ new Affordability Agenda will guarantee no family pays more than 7% of its income on childcare.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Dems want to make childcare cheaper by capping costs at under $10/day for most families (no more than 7% of income) | Progressive Caucus Announces 'New Affordability Agenda’, progressives.house.gov |
| Republicans want another $38 billion for ICE to tear families apart | Senate Republicans Release $72 Billion Reconciliation Bill Funding ICE, CBP, and White House Security, National Low Income Housing Coalition |
Dems want to make your housing cheaper. Trump wants $1 billion for his own ballroom.
Democrats’ Affordability Agenda builds millions of homes and gives first-time home buyers $20k for down payments, closing costs, and more.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Dems want to make housing cheaper by building millions of homes and offering $20k to first-time buyers | Progressive Caucus Announces 'New Affordability Agenda’, progressives.house.gov |
| Trump wants $1 Billion for his ballroom | Republicans want to add $1 billion for Trump's ballroom security to ICE funding plan, NPR |
Trump’s wars are costing you 50% more at the pump. Dems want to give you that money back.
Under Democrats’ Affordability Agenda, families could expect ~$324 in refunds by taxing Big Oil on excess profits they’re taking from the war.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Trump’s war in Iran shot gas prices up over 50% | Why you could pay $5 for gas even if oil doesn’t skyrocket, CNN |
| Dems want to refund on average $324/family from excess Big Oil profits | Progressive Caucus Announces 'New Affordability Agenda’, Progressives.house.gov |
Republicans increased healthcare premiums by $900/year.
It’s not just the ACA/Healthcare.gov: new rules allow insurance companies to increase deductibles, up co-pays, and pass along tariffs for employer-sponsored plans.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Premiums up approximately $2000 per year for a family of 4 | Put Working People First: Unions Respond to Government Shutdown, AFL-CIO |
| Deductibles for job-based insurance average $900 more per family per year | 5 Ways the Trump Administration is Driving Up Health Care Costs for Families, American Progress |
| Tariffs are increasing healthcare costs | Tariffs Are Driving 2026 Health Insurance Premiums Up, KFF |
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Republicans gave billionaires
$226 billion in tax cuts
Trump eliminated the 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, giving more tax breaks to foreign real estate, crypto, insurance, and private equity companies.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| The One Big Beautiful Bill Act already cut $4 trillion from our budget | What Does the One Big Beautiful Bill Cost?, Bipartisan Policy Center |
| Gutting CAMT means $222 billion less revenue over 10 years | The 15% Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax, Congress.gov |
| Foreign real estate, cypto, insurance, private equity companies get tax breaks | How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy, NYT |
| Multinationals now free to park money offshore and avoid taxes | Under Biden, America got 150 countries to agree to a 15% global corporate tax. Under Trump, Amercia gets an exemption., Fortune |
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Republicans made college unaffordable for future doctors
Trump’s budget eliminated aid programs, imposed lifetime caps on borrowing, and shrank deferment for hardship.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Better hope medical school (or other grad programs) don't cost more than the new $257,000 total lifetime limit | Understanding the Biggest Changes to Federal Student Loans in 20 Years, Student Choice |
| New loan limits will make it harder for lower- and middle-income students to attend graduate programs | What Borrowers Should Know About Student Loan Changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, NPR |
| New caps make it harder to finance medical school | New federal student loan limits are a ‘punch in the face’ for aspiring doctors, CNBC |
New Limits on College Loans
| Degree | Annual Limit | Lifetime Cap |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate PLUS loans | $20,000 | $65,000 |
| Graduate | $20,500 | $100,000 |
| Professional (e.g., medicine or law) | $50,000 | $200,000 |
| Combined undergrad and grad | -- | $257,000 |
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Republicans got rid of compensation if your flight is canceled
That’s $200 to $775 you won’t get for meals and hotel when you’re stuck for three hours or more.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Airlines no longer required to compensate you $300 (domestic flights) or $775 (international) | The DOT Scraps a Proposed Rule to Compensate Travelers for Flight Delays, Condé Nast Traveler |
| Republicans care about airline lobby, not passengers | Trump Scrapping Cash Refunds For Flight Disruptions Bows To Airline Lobby, Forbes |
| Now you’re on the hook when airlines leave you stranded | Trump admin ditches Biden-era plan to make airlines pay compensation for flight disruptions, Associated Press |
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Republicans cut food assistance for veterans
Trump’s budget cut SNAP work waivers for veterans, unhoused people, and those recently out of foster care.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| 1 in 5 Chicago households, including many veterans, receives SNAP benefits | SNAP Benefits Are Being Slashed. Here’s What to Know in Chicago, Chicago Bureau |
| Illinois taxpayers are now on the hook for an additional $108 million every year | Illinois' food system braces for shake-up from SNAP changes, Crain’s Chicago Business |
| Every dollar in SNAP benefits generates $1.79 in economic activity | The Positive Effect of SNAP Benefits on Participants and Communities, Food Research & Action Center |
| How SNAP rules are changing | What You Need to Know, Illinois Department of Human Services |
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Republicans defunded $811 million in crime fighting programs
Trump’s DOJ killed grants for gun violence prevention, child protection, help for trafficking victims, and cut $72 million from policing and prosecution.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Republicans cut $811 million in crime-fighting programs | Public safety groups face an uncertain future months after federal grant cuts, NPR |
| Republican cuts include $72 million cut from law enforcement and prosecution | DOJ Funding Update: A Deeper Look at the Cuts, Council on Criminal Justice |
| ATF loses 500 illegal gun trafficking inspectors | Trump's Budget Cuts to ATF Will Endanger Public Safety, Center for American Progress |
| $535 million cut from support for local police departments | DOJ cancels hundreds of grants for police, crime prevention initiatives, Police1 |
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Republicans raised your energy bill by $280/year
Trump Republicans repealed clean energy credits & funding, reducing crucial supply when demand is at all-time highs.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Republicans voted to raise energy bills by $280/year by 2035 | Impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill on the US Energy Transition, Princeton University ZERO Lab |
| Trump promised to cut energy bills in half within his first year in office. They're going up instead. | Why your energy bill is suddenly so much more expensive, MSN |
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Republicans hiked your healthcare costs by $1,300
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” made healthcare.gov insurance way more expensive starting 2026.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Republicans increased the cost of Affordable Care Act insurance | Administration's ACA Marketplace Rule Will Raise Helath Care Costs for Millions of Families, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities |
| Healthcare.gov premiums will increase up to 300% or $1,300 | How much will ACA premium payments rise?, KFF |
| The average healthcare.gov customer's costs will go up by 75% | ACA health insurance will cost the average person 75% more, NPR |
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Republicans eliminated your electric vehicle tax credit
If you're considering purchasing a new or used EV, you need to finalize the purchase and take delivery before Sept 30, 2025, to be eligible for the credit.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Rebpublicans eliminated the EV tax credit | Trump Megabill axes $7,500 EV tax credit after September, NBC |
| The $7,500 tax credit for new EVs is going away in September 2025 | Federal EV tax credit set to expire, may hit low-income buyers hardest, CBS |
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Republicans took away your energy-efficient home tax credit
Trump’s budget eliminates the tax credit for energy-efficient home upgrades.
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| Republicans took away the energy-efficient home tax credit | Save More with Tax Credits for Energy-Efficient Home Improvements While You Still Can, Kiplinger |
| The energy-efficient tax credit was up to $3,200 | Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit, IRS |
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Lost your job? Republicans won’t let you defer student loan payments.
Thanks to Trump’s budget, student loan repayment deferments are no longer allowed starting July 1s t, 2027.
| Claim | Source |
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| Republicans won't let you defer student loan payments | The "Big, Beautiful Bill" Eliminates Student Loan Deferment Options for Future Borrowers, Investopedia |
| There will be stricter limits on forbearance, deferment, and other relief options | 8 Major Changes from Trump's Budget Bill: Next Steps for Borrowers, WGN |
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Republicans are kicking 12 million people off Medicaid. Are you one of them?
Trump’s new budget introduces stringent paperwork requirements starting Jan 1st, 2027 (right after the elections… convenient, right?) that will cause millions to lose their healthcare.
| Claim | Source |
|---|---|
| Republicans passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s | Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 - and face historic cuts decades in the making, The Guardian |
| Republicans are kicking 12 million people off Medicaid | Here's how millions of people could lose health care if Trump's tax bill becomes law, AP |
| Stringent work requirements are designed to kick people off | A Closer Look at the Work REquirement Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, KFF |
Note: Republicans tried implementing similar requirements in Arkansas. 18,000 people lost their insurance while unemployment remained the same.
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Republicans voted to kick hardworking taxpayers off Medicaid.
92% of Medicaid recipients are working, students, caregivers, or disabled. Trump’s budget forces up to 12 million of them to lose coverage.
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| Republicans passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s | Medicare and Medicaid turn 60 - and face historic cuts decades in the making, The Guardian |
| 92% of Medicaid recipients are working, students, caregivers, or disabled. Trump’s budget forces up to 12 million of them to lose coverage. | Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update, KFF |
| Stringent work requirements are designed to kick people off | A Closer Look at the Work REquirement Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law, KFF |
Note: Republicans tried implementing similar requirements in Arkansas. 18,000 people lost their insurance while unemployment remained the same.
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